Ricky Saints has a message for “The Ruler” Oba Femi following WWE NXT Heatwave.
Last week on WWE NXT, Je’Von Evans defeated TNA World Champion Trick Williams, earning a shot at Oba Femi’s NXT Championship at Heatwave 2025 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Before his match, Ricky Saints checked in with Evans backstage.
He told Evans that he belonged in WWE NXT and reminded him that even The Undertaker believed in him. Evans said he was sore from his match against Trick Williams but he’s ready for the challenge. Saints encouraged him, saying that he and fans believed in him.
He said Evans would do what no one else had which is to dethrone Oba Femi. However, Saints then promised to be waiting on the other side of the curtain for his shot at WWE NXT title. In the main event, Evans pushed the champion to his limits but Oba Femi retained the title.
The climax of the match saw Oba Femi brutally tossed Je’Von Evans from the ring through the announce desk, then finished him off in the ring with a pop-up powerbomb. As promised, Ricky Saints came to the ring after the match.
Saints confronted Oba Femi as he celebrated in the ring. Saints faced off with Femi and sent a strong message by using Femi’s own catchphrase. He posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing, “I am the Ruler.”
It appears that Ricky Saints could be next in line to challenge the champion at the WWE NXT Premium Live Event, No Mercy, on September 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Check out what else happened on WWE NXT Heatwave here.
